Adolf Schulte founded TENTE-ROLLEN GmbH as a sales company in 1923. The range of products included cast iron castors, piano castors, furniture and sliding door castors, as well as tracks and fittings. The company began its own production from a garage ten years later. TENTE's product range grew continuously during the initial years of the economic miracle. From 1954, TENTE presented its products under the [[logo (symbol)|company logo]] with a Roman chariot at national and international trade fairs. Five years later, the company moved to new production and administrative buildings (factory/offices?) in Tente-Herrlinghausen.